Where does “eine” come from?

eine (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

eine (Norwegian Nynorsk): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “eine”, step by step

eine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin ziniperus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinziniperus—
2Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
3EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
4Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant

via Old Norse einir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeinirjuniper
2LatinjuniperusAlternative form of iūniperus; juniper

Words derived from “eine”

Every word from Middle English junyper →